慢速英语:Free Online Test Targets English Learners

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短语讲解：

1. Anyone with an Internet connection can take the test for free.

for free 免费
例句：I got the sample for free. 
我免费得到这样品。 

2. It operates schools and offices in more than 50 countries.

more than 多于
例句：True friendship is worth more than money. 
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。 

3. In addition, test takers often have to travel overnight to reach an official testing site.

in addition 另外
例句：In addition, the Prime Minister pays all the running costs of the main part of the house. 
除此之外，首相还要负担房子主体部分的维修费。 

4. The EFSET uses special computer software that makes the questions easier or harder, depending on one’s performance.

depend on 依赖; 相信
例句：Details should depend on abstractions.
细节应该依赖于抽象。

5. So far, no software program can measure speaking and writing ability as well as a human being.

so far 到目前为止; 迄今为止
例句：So far, the strategy has worked.
到目前为止，这个策略很有效。

6. It is too early to know if colleges and universities will accept EFSET results for admission.

too ... to 太...以至于
例句：It's too early to tell.
现在做判断还为时过早。

7. But, with it being online, I mean of course there’s the question of being able to properly validate the person’s identity and have that security around that test score.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。